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Afghan Votes Thrown Out Amid Alleged Fraud
Sep 6th
Afghanistan’s electoral commission has rejected results from hundreds of presidential polling stations due to “irregularities”.
The count has been marred by fraud allegations – mostly from opponents of Harmid Karzai, who is seeking re-election as president.
Teenage Jockeys Killed In Fire: Man Bailed
Sep 6th
A man arrested over a suspected arson attack that killed two promising teenage jockeys has been released on bail.
The man, who is in his 30s, was being held by police over the blaze that killed Jamie Kyne, 18, and Jan Wilson, 19.
90 dead in NATO bombing in Afghanistan
Sep 4th
Up to 90 people are thought to have been killed in a NATO airstrike in northern Afghanistan.
Aircraft from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force attacked two fuel tankers which had been hijacked by the Taliban in northern Kunduz province.
NATO has claimed only militants were killed but said it is investigating reports of civilian deaths.
Religious Row: Madonna Upsets The Holy Land
Sep 3rd
Pop diva Madonna’s visit to Israel is generating a whole lot of excitement – and religious controversy.
Israel is not a common destination for stars on tour, so the entertainer’s fans have been looking forward to her visit.
Dramatic rise in cocaine addiction
Sep 3rd
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of people treated for cocaine addiction, according to figures released by the Health Research Board.
This follows a study of drug addiction treatment trends from 2002 to 2007.
Three Arrested After ‘Baby Remains’ Found
Sep 3rd
Three people have been arrested after the remains of three newborn babies thought to have been hidden since the 1980s were found.
The bodies were found in a house raid in St Helens, Merseyside, last Sunday following a tip-off.
Natalie Portman: ‘Recession is exciting’
Sep 1st
Natalie Portman has reportedly revealed that she considers the global recession to be “exciting” and an opportunity for people to rethink their priorities.
According to Contactmusic, the actress (28), suggested that workers who are feeling the strain of the economic downturn are able to get back to pursuing their “passions” in life.
The star said: “I think it’s kind of an exciting time. I mean, everyone is cutting back. It’s happening in every industry – including our own.
Youth injured in paramilitary-style attack
Sep 1st
A 17-year-old youth has been shot in what the PSNI described as a paramilitary-style attack in Dunmurry on the outskirts of south Belfast.
The victim sustained a gunshot wound to the ankle and another injury to the arm when four masked men forced their way into the house at Glasvey Drive last night.
No-one else was injured in the incident.
Senator Edward Kennedy (77) dies after cancer battle
Aug 26th
US Senator Edward Kennedy, a towering figure in the Democratic Party who took the helm of one of America’s most fabled political families after two older brothers were assassinated, has died, his family said. He was 77.
“Edward M. Kennedy, the husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle we loved so deeply, died late Tuesday night at home in Hyannis Port [Massachusetts],” the Kennedy family said in a statement.
Student’s mother delivers passionate funeral eulogy
Aug 25th
IN A CHURCH overflowing with young people for the funeral Mass of Sebastian Creane (22), the student stabbed to death in his Bray home, his mother Nuala Creane asked mourners to rise above fear, blame and anger, to cast out negativity and to honour her son’s life by “co-creating the most enlightened lives you can”.